The Complete Short Stories of Sir Walter Scott (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Chronicles of the Canongate, The Keepsake Stories, The Highland Widow, The Tapestried Chamber, Halidon Hill, Auchindrane…By Walter Scott
Length71h 26m
About this audiobook
The Complete Short Stories of Sir Walter Scott gathers the briefer fiction of a writer better known for the sweeping historical architecture of the Waverley novels. These tales display Scott's characteristic fusion of antiquarian learning, dramatic incident, oral tradition, and moral reflection. Moving between legend, history, romance, and anecdote, they reveal a prose style at once vigorous and ceremonious, rooted in the storytelling culture of Scotland and in the Romantic fascination with memory, national identity, and the survival of the past. Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832), poet, novelist, advocate, and indefatigable collector of ballads and local lore, wrote from within a culture negotiating the aftermath of Union, Jacobitism, Enlightenment skepticism, and rapid modernization. His legal training, historical curiosity, and intimate knowledge of the Borders shaped his fiction's concern with inheritance, conflict, and social transformation. Even in shorter forms, Scott's imagination turns archival fragments into living narrative. This collection is recommended to readers who wish to encounter Scott beyond his monumental novels, and to students of Romanticism, historical fiction, and Scottish literature. It offers compact access to his narrative gifts: atmosphere, character, historical consciousness, and the enduring power of story.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Historical Fiction
Length71 hrs 26 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 15, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Greatest Novels of William Harrison Ainsworth (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)
65Chapter V
2The Complete Short Stories of Sir Walter Scott
66Chapter VI
3INTRODUCTION:
67Chapter VII
4Famous Authors on Scott
68SIR WALTER SCOTT by Richard H. Hutton
5SIR WALTER SCOTT AND LADY MORGAN by Victor Hugo
69Prefatory Note
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6MEMORIES AND PORTRAITS by Robert Louis Stevenson
70Chapter I
7SCOTT AND HIS PUBLISHERS by Charles Dickens
71Chapter II
8SHORT STORIES:
72Chapter III
9Chronicles of the Canongate
73Chapter IV
10CHRONICLES OF THE CANONGATE
74Chapter V
11Introduction
75Chapter VI
12Introductory:
76Chapter VII
13Chapter I
77Chapter VIII
14Chapter II
78Chapter IX
15Chapter III
79Chapter X
16Chapter IV
80Chapter XI
17Chapter V
81Chapter XII
18Chapter VI
82Chapter XIII
19Chapter VII
83Chapter XIV
20THE HIGHLAND WIDOW
84Chapter XV
21Chapter I
85Chapter XVI
22Chapter II
86Chapter XVII
23Chapter III
87MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT by J. G. Lockhart
24Chapter IV
88Preface
25Chapter V
89Chapter I
26THE TWO DROVERS
90Chapter II
27Chapter I
91Chapter III
28Chapter II
92Chapter IV
29THE SURGEON’S DAUGHTER
93Chapter V
30Mr. Croftangry’s Preface
94Chapter VI
31Chapter I
95Chapter VII
32Chapter II
96Chapter VIII
33Chapter III
97Chapter XXV
34Chapter IV
98Chapter XXVI
35Chapter V
99Chapter XXVII
36Chapter VI
100Chapter XXVIII
37Chapter VII
101Chapter XXIX
38Chapter VIII
102Chapter XXX
39Chapter IX
103Chapter XXXI
40Chapter X
104Chapter XXXII
41Chapter XI
105Chapter XXXIII
42Chapter XII
106Chapter XXXIV
43Chapter XIII
107Chapter XXXV
44Chapter XIV
108Chapter XXXVI
45The Keepsake Stories
109Chapter XXXVII
46MY AUNT MARGARET’S MIRROR
110Chapter XXXVIII
47Introduction
111Chapter XXXIX
48Chapter I
112Chapter XL
49Chapter II
113Chapter XLI
50THE TAPESTRIED CHAMBER
114Chapter XLII
51DEATH OF THE LAIRD’S JOCK
115Chapter XLIII
52Other Short Stories
116Chapter XLIV
53CHRISTOPHER CORDUROY
117Chapter XLV
54PHANTASMAGORIA
118Chapter XLVI
55THE INFERNO OF ALTISIDORA
119Chapter XLVII
56A HIGHLAND ANECDOTE
120Chapter XLVIII
57DEPRAVITY AMONG ANIMALS
121Chapter XLIX
58BIOGRAPHY:
122Chapter L
59SIR WALTER SCOTT by George Saintsbury
123Chapter LI
60Preface
124Chapter LII
61Chapter I
125Chapter LIII
62Chapter II
126Chapter LIV
63Chapter III
127Appendix
64Chapter IV
128Narrative of the Life of James Annesley
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